/**

* Flags anomalous file paths in an array of paths.

*

* @param {string[]} filePaths An array of file paths to check.

* @returns {object} An object containing an array of flagged anomalies and a count of total anomalies.

*/

function flagFilePathAnomalies(filePaths) {

if (!Array.isArray(filePaths)) {

console.error("Error: Input must be an array.");

return { anomalies: [], anomalyCount: 0 };

}

const anomalies = [];

let anomalyCount = 0;

for (let i = 0; i < filePaths.length; i++) {

const filePath = filePaths[i];

if (typeof filePath !== 'string') {

anomalies.push({ index: i, filePath: filePath, reason: "Invalid file path type (not a string)" });

anomalyCount++;

continue;

}

if (filePath.trim() === "") {

anomalies.push({ index: i, filePath: filePath, reason: "Empty file path" });

anomalyCount++;

continue;

}

// Defensive check: Prevent potential issues with very long paths

if (filePath.length > 2048) {

anomalies.push({ index: i, filePath: filePath, reason: "File path exceeds maximum length (2048 characters)" });

anomalyCount++;

continue;

}

// Check for unexpected characters (basic check - can be expanded)

if (/[<>:"/\\|?*]/.test(filePath)) {

anomalies.push({ index: i, filePath: filePath, reason: "Contains potentially problematic characters" });

anomalyCount++;

}

// Check for paths starting or ending with spaces

if (filePath.startsWith(" ") || filePath.endsWith(" ")) {

anomalies.push({ index: i, filePath: filePath, reason: "File path starts or ends with a space" });

anomalyCount++;

}

//Check for relative paths that are not in the current directory

if (filePath.indexOf("./") !== 0 && filePath.indexOf("../") !== 0 && !filePath.startsWith("/")) {

anomalies.push({ index: i, filePath: filePath, reason: "Unexpected relative path" });

anomalyCount++;

}

}

return { anomalies: anomalies, anomalyCount: anomalyCount };

}